As part of activities marking the 2016 Democracy Day and
June 12 remembrance anniversaries in Ogun State, Governor Amosun has
granted pardon to 17 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state.
He also commuted the death sentences on four other prisoners to life
imprisonment.
According to his Senior Special Assistant on Media to the
Governor, Mr. Adejuwon Soyinka, Senator Amosun’s gesture was is in
exercise of the Governor’s power to grant prerogative of mercy to
convicts as conferred by the Constitution of the country.
Those granted amnesty by the Governor are: Wale Ibidapo
Ogungbade, Emmanuel Obi, Oshilaru Abiodun, Wasiu Raimi, Abiola Samuel,
Obi Moses, Abiodun Odedele, Ojo Wasiu, Lateef Bello, Dosu Sunday, Kayode
Ogunsawo Sunday Agbehi, Stephen Kolade, Saburi Adebayo, Lekan Shodiya,
Ogunsanya Segun and Tolani Ajayi. The four prisoners on death row whose
sentences were commuted to life imprisonment are Akeem Fatai, Nnamdi
Osuagu, Sunday Oloyede and Idowu Okanlawon.
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